Yanwath School School Travel Plan February 2009 F Contents page Page 1. School details 3 2. Working party – to develop and implement the plan 9 3. Survey and route plotting carried out 9 4. Summary of transport and road safety problems 12 5. Working party recommendations for action 13 6. Targets – specific % targets for modal shift by yearly review date 13 7. Action plans 14 8. Review of targets 18 9. Cycle count 18 10. Monitoring training 19 11. Comments and notes 20 12. Signed agreement 21 Appendix 1 Bus route and timetable serving Yanwath School 22 Appendix 2 Example of parent questionnaire given to parents 23 Appendix 3 Parent questionnaire – summary of results 25 Appendix 4 Accident details and locations 28 Appendix 5 Detailed online pupil survey results – infant and primary 32 Appendix 6 Route plotting maps 52 2 1 School details DCSF school reference number 909 2316 Type of school Primary Number on roll (including no. of SEN pupils with a brief description 99 (30 children on SEN register) of subsequent impact on travel) Number of staff (It is highly recommended that a supplementary Travel Plan for staff 14 and other school users is developed) Age range of pupils 4-11 School contact details Head teacher June Venus Yanwath Community Primary School Address Yanwath Penrith Postcode CA10 2LA Telephone number 01768 242153 Fax n/a Email address [email protected] Website www.yanwath.cumbria.sch.uk Working group contact Name June Venus Address Yanwath Community Primary School, Yanwath, Penrith, CA10 2LA Telephone number 01768 242153 Email address [email protected] School situation and use Description of school locality/ Rural location two miles from Penrith at the apex of the Yan wath - catchment area and current Askham and Yanwath-Tirril roads. The school is in a 40mph speed transport links (e.g. bus limit and has a large catchment area from Martindale, Tirril, services/cycle routes) Sockbridge, Eamont Bridge (either side of the M6 and West Coast Mainline). 60% of pupils travel from Penrith. Catchment includes the top of Kidsly Pike along High Street Roman Road to Castlesteads, along the east bank of the River Lowther to Brougham Castle, along the River Eamont (Eastbank) to Pooley Bridge, along the East side of Ullswater (to opposite the trout beck road), over Birk Fell, Angletarn Pikes, AngleTarn, Prison Crag, above Hayswater and back to Kidsty Pike. Current transport links: Public bus service: 3 The school is located on the Penrith -Patterdale bus route . No one is able to use public transport to or from the school as any service is infrequent, at unsuitable times and traveling to unsuitable places (See bus route and timetable in Appendix 1). Cycle Routes: There is no recognised cycle route or designated cycle route available. Walking: There is a pavement on the Tirril road but this has to be accessed from areas without pavements and a road classified as dangerous must be crossed to reach it. Those who do walk to school walk from Yanwath and Tirril, along the B5320. The main routes to school are depicted in the route plotting maps in Appendix 6. School bus: We did (for eight years) promote a bus to bring children from and return them to Penrith daily. This no longer runs. Current school bus service provision is provided to and from Eamont Bridge, The Lakeside, Pooley Bridge and Tirril. Train: The nearest train station to Yanwath School is Penrith which forms part of the West Coast Mainline. Penrith is a distance of approximately 2.79 miles from the school. Due to the school catchment rail is not considered to be a viable option of travel to the school. Even if someone came from the station, they’d need to board at Oxenholme or Carlisle (hardly green). Cars: Children traveling to school by car come from varying locations within the catchment. SEN: One child with a statement who may be affected by travel is brought to school by her mum (some days on the back of a bike). Use (e.g. playground, car Facilities include a school hall, playground, playing field and a car park park, entrances, school entering Yanwath-Askham road (40 mph limit). crossing patrol) There are four access points to the school – the car park as above, double gate pedestrian entry from the same road plus small pedestrian entry from same road and vehicular access from Yanwath- Tirril road. Core hours are from 09.00 – 15.30 and extended school runs until 17.30. There is a pre school nursery on site and occasional community use of the hall e.g. for salsa lessons. There are approximately 6 car parking spaces on site. The school has been awarded Healthy School status. Front of school and double gate pedestrian entrance. Sourced: www.yanwa th.cumbria.s ch.uk 4 Site Plan Yanwath School buildings Recycling and Car Park Vehicular access – pre- school Car Park entry 40mph limit Pedestrian entry Grounds To Glendowlin To Askham To Tirril NTS 5 Location maps 6 7 Aims This Travel Plan specifically aims at reducing car journeys to and from school, and reducing/preventing casualties on these journeys. • To safely reduce the number of people traveling to school by car, in favour of more sustainable modes of transport. • To make Yanwath School a more attractive option to walk or bike to. • To raise the fitness and health of staff, parents and pupils. • To equip pupils with the knowledge and skills needed to walk and cycle safely. • To reduce traffic danger and improve safety around the school (especially important is the requirement to reduce the speed limit outside school on congested Yanwath-Askham road). Objectives (linked to Action Plan – Section 7) The following objectives shall achieve the aims described above, and address the transport and road safety problems identified in section 4. 1. Set up a school travel plan working party (7.5). 2. To continue to improve road safety awareness, provide pedestrian training and cycle training (7.1 & 7.2). 3. To provide a playground practice zone (7.2). 4. Provide pedestrian training in town so that pupils can become more confident pedestrians (7.1). 5. Reduce the speed limit on Yanwath-Askham road to 30mph (we believe we are the only school in Eden where a 40mph limit exists on the main access route) (7.3). 6. To provide the Kidscape programme to children (7.1). 7. To provide cycle storage for those who want to cycle and for cycle training days. (7.1 & 7.2). 8. To provide a parent waiting shelter – improve facilities for parents which will encourage walking and cycling to school. (7.2). 9. To promote car sharing from Penrith (7.4). 10. To promote safe parking – pupils to make posters warning of issues and to warn parents of safe parking (7.4) 11. Look in to possibility of speed checks – community police officer (7.1) 12. Improve safety on routes to and from school (7.3) 13. Monitor and review the plan annually (7.5). 2 Working party – to develop and implement the plan Names of people in the working party could include: Co-ordinator (main school contact), Pupils, Staff, Governors, Parents, BWTS Capita Contact, County/Local/Parish Councillors, Police, Outside Agencies, Local bus operators, Members of the local community. Responsibility within working Name Position party June Venus Head Teacher Co -ordinator/facilitator Geoff Oxland Chair of Govs/Parish council Working party member/governor link Year 5 and 6 pupils Pupils Pupil link Gary Brian Strong County Councillor Councillor input Jenny Wynne BWTS Advisor Scrutineer/Advisor Advisor to group How were people consulted? (e.g. working party meetings, surveys of pupils and staff, newsletters) Appendix Name/position Subject/how the consultation took place Date no. Pupils comp leted on online survey via the BWTS website May/June Pupils 5 regarding travel to and from school. 2008 Route plotting exercise . Pupils plotted routes to and from Sept/O ct Pupils 6 school, as well as modes used. 2008 Parent question naire – focused on pa rental interest in car October Parents 2 and 3 sharing. 2008 Working party Meeting to discuss the travel plan. 26/11/08 Various meetings with BWTS team – Judith Aris, Jenny BWTS n/a Wynne and Chris Wills throughout STP process. 3 Survey and route plotting c arried out Please attach survey results and analysis from BWTS website and keep a record of survey/route plotting. Baseline Data Survey How do you travel to school? Date of No. Bus Car/Van Car Share Cycling Rail Walk Taxi Year survey of (dd/mm) pupils No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No % No % 46. 32. 2008 20/06 64 30 21 2 3.1 0 0 0 0 6 9.4 5 7.8 9 8 How would you like to travel to school? Date of No. Bus Car/Van Car Share Cycling Rail Walk Taxi Year Survey of (dd/mm) pupils No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 28. 11. 35. 2008 20/06 42 12 5 2 4.8 15 1 2.4 3 7.1 4 9.5 6 9 7 9 Survey Notes Summary of online survey results Primary school children The online survey for primary pupils showed that pupils travel to school in the following way: 21 (50%) primary school children travel to school by bus (school bus) 13 (31%) travel to school by car/van 2 (4.8%) car share 4 (9.5%) get a taxi 2 (4.8%) walk to school. The figures are similar for traveling home from school. Bus travel As a large proportion of school children travel to school by bus, comments on school bus travel are particularly important.